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report that the French Admiral Meyer- was joined on the 3rd instant by... France, another ironclad ship from La Triomphante. The French Squadron now at anchor in the harbour of Hongkong consists of
1. La Victorieuse (Ironclad)
2. La Triomphante (Ironclad)
Crew 416. Guns 13.
370—199 = 171
3. Villars.
4. Volta 160.
5. Lintin 74.
Total Crews 1,293. Guns 55
On the other hand, Her Majesty's Ship "Sapphire" sailed last week to join Admiral Willes, who is now in the North of China or in Japan; and Commodore Cuming has at Hongkong fit for service, only five small Gunboats, the "Swift" and the "Cockchafer". Our Garrison barely amounts to eight hundred (800) men, only three of all arms.
Again, at Tonquin, six days' steaming from Hong Kong, there is another French Admiral (Courbet), with a strong Squadron, including ironclad ships; and an army of several thousand French...